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Akihiro Iwamatsu

Akihiro Iwamatsu

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
45924
World Ranking
2500
National Ranking
155

Akihiro Iwamatsu publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akihiro Iwamatsu sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 198 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Akihiro Iwamatsu D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akihiro Iwamatsu sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Akihiro Iwamatsu is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan. Their academic profile highlights their connection to this institution, though additional details on specific research projects, academic roles, or departmental involvement are not provided.

There are no recent papers listed for Akihiro Iwamatsu, and no information is available regarding frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, or awards won. Similarly, there is no data on main fields of study, subfields, or specific research topics associated with their work.

Based on the available data, it is evident that Akihiro Iwamatsu's publicly documented research output and contributions have limited accessible information. This absence of detailed listings suggests either a concentration outside of frequently indexed research publications or an emphasis on other academic activities. No details indicate that they are deceased.

Best Publications

  • A caspase-activated DNase that degrades DNA during apoptosis, and its inhibitor ICAD

    Masato Enari;Hideki Sakahira;Hideki Yokoyama;Katsuya Okawa

  • Regulation of myosin phosphatase by Rho and Rho-associated kinase (Rho-kinase)

    Kazushi Kimura;Masaaki Ito;Mutsuki Amano;Kazuyasu Chihara

  • Complementary DNA for a novel human interleukin (BSF-2) that induces B lymphocytes to produce immunoglobulin

    Toshio Hirano;Kiyoshi Yasukawa;Hisashi Harada;Tetsuya Taga

  • Signaling from Rho to the actin cytoskeleton through protein kinases ROCK and LIM-kinase.

    Midori Maekawa;Toshimasa Ishizaki;Shuken Boku;Naoki Watanabe

  • Identification of a factor that links apoptotic cells to phagocytes

    Rikinari Hanayama;Masato Tanaka;Keiko Miwa;Azusa Shinohara

  • The SRA protein Np95 mediates epigenetic inheritance by recruiting Dnmt1 to methylated DNA

    Jafar Sharif;Masahiro Muto;Shin-ichiro Takebayashi;Isao Suetake

  • Rho-associated kinase, a novel serine/threonine kinase, as a putative target for small GTP binding protein Rho

    T. Matsui;M. Amano;T. Yamamoto;K. Chihara

  • The small GTP-binding protein Rho binds to and activates a 160 kDa Ser/Thr protein kinase homologous to myotonic dystrophy kinase.

    Toshimasa Ishizaki;Midori Maekawa;Kazuko Fujisawa;Katsuya Okawa

  • CRMP-2 binds to tubulin heterodimers to promote microtubule assembly.

    Yuko Fukata;Tomohiko J. Itoh;Toshihide Kimura;Céline Ménager

  • A novel signaling molecule, p130, forms stable complexes in vivo with v-Crk and v-Src in a tyrosine phosphorylation-dependent manner.

    R Sakai;A Iwamatsu;N Hirano;S Ogawa

  • Actin polymerization is induced by Arp2/3 protein complex at the surface of Listeria monocytogenes.

    Matthew D. Welch;Akihiro Iwamatsu;Timothy J. Mitchison

  • Rac1 and Cdc42 Capture Microtubules through IQGAP1 and CLIP-170

    Masaki Fukata;Takashi Watanabe;Jun Noritake;Masato Nakagawa

  • The Human Arp2/3 Complex Is Composed of Evolutionarily Conserved Subunits and Is Localized to Cellular Regions of Dynamic Actin Filament Assembly

    Matthew D. Welch;Angela H. DePace;Suzie Verma;Akihiro Iwamatsu

  • Identification of a novel phosphorylation site on histone H3 coupled with mitotic chromosome condensation.

    Hidemasa Goto;Yasuko Tomono;Kozo Ajiro;Hidetaka Kosako

  • A novel membrane glycoprotein, SHPS-1, that binds the SH2-domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP-2 in response to mitogens and cell adhesion.

    Y Fujioka;T Matozaki;T Noguchi;A Iwamatsu

  • Identification of a putative target for Rho as the serine-threonine kinase protein kinase N

    Mutsuki Amano;Hideyuki Mukai;Yoshitaka Ono;Kazuyasu Chihara

  • Folliculin encoded by the BHD gene interacts with a binding protein, FNIP1, and AMPK, and is involved in AMPK and mTOR signaling

    Masaya Baba;Seung-Beom Hong;Nirmala Sharma;Michelle B. Warren

  • Polo-like kinase 1 phosphorylates cyclin B1 and targets it to the nucleus during prophase

    Fumiko Toyoshima-Morimoto;Eri Taniguchi;Nobuko Shinya;Akihiro Iwamatsu

  • BLNK Required for Coupling Syk to PLCγ2 and Rac1-JNK in B Cells

    Masamichi Ishiai;Mari Kurosaki;Rajita Pappu;Katsuya Okawa

  • Katanin, a Microtubule-Severing Protein, Is a Novel AAA ATPase that Targets to the Centrosome Using a WD40-Containing Subunit

    James J Hartman;Jeff Mahr;Karen McNally;Katsuya Okawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Kozo Kaibuchi
Kozo Kaibuchi Nagoya University
Katsuya Okawa
Katsuya Okawa Kyowa Kirin (Japan)
Takashi Kato
Takashi Kato Waseda University
Mutsuki Amano
Mutsuki Amano Nagoya University
Shigekazu Nagata
Shigekazu Nagata Osaka University
Masaki Fukata
Masaki Fukata The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Yuko Fukata
Yuko Fukata National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Tatsuru Masuda
Tatsuru Masuda University of Tokyo
Hiroyuki Ohta
Hiroyuki Ohta Tokyo Institute of Technology
Masato Nakafuku
Masato Nakafuku Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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